ISMAR2016 Demos

The 15th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality – ISMAR2016 has been held in Merida, Mexico. Two projects were accepted as demonstration installation.

Participatory Mixed Reality Space: Collective Memories

This project focused on creating a participatory mixed reality space, situated in social contexts in urban smart cities. This explores audiences’ social interactions and experiences with tactile engagements from their mobile phones. Utilizing NodeJS, Websockets-to-OSC and TouchDesigner integrated the computer projection mapping technique supports the participatory mixed reality space. A framework is also developed from the concepts of viewer as co-creator, interactive system as facilitator and motivation as creating a sense of belonging. This study focuses on discussion about cutting-edge communication technologies, challenges and motivations to create aesthetic and engaging expressions through activated participation within the mixed reality environment.

The interactive artwork “deBallution” is to catch audience members’ throwing movements on a virtual screen and drawing various generated kaleidoscope images to predict points from the audience throwing on the screen. Audience members threw the pseudo-balls for large-size screen and caused symbolic digital revolution, devolution.